Artist is raising money to benefit Virginia Capital Trail
Artist is raising money to benefit Virginia Capital Trail
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 5:41 PM, Jul 17, 2021
and last updated 2021-07-17 17:41:18-04
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. Chesterfield artist Anthony Bowes is using his talents to help inspire people to get outside and get moving while raising money for the Virginia Capital Trail.
For the month of July, Bowes is exploring all 51.7 miles of the trail and capturing his favorite landscapes and features on canvas.
Each painting will then be auctioned off on his Facebook page with the proceeds going to the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, which helps protect and enhance the trail.
Riverfront property in Richmond to be preserved for public use Riverfront property in the City of Richmond is going to be preserved for public use. (Source: Richmond City Government) By NBC12 Newsroom | April 15, 2021 at 4:33 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 4:33 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Riverfront property in the City of Richmond is going to be preserved for public use.
Capital Region Land Conservancy (CRLC), in partnership with The Conservation Fund, James River Association and City of Richmond, entered a contract to buy 5.207 acres of property along Dock Street.
“This exciting land acquisition will create one contiguous publicly accessible riverfront space and allow for the completion of the Virginia Capital Trail. It will also expand city-owned parkland in Richmond’s East End and enable the establishment of new river access and environmental education programs,” a release said.
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Last Sunday evening Confederate General Robert E. Lee lost his position of representing the Commonwealth as part of the Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol. A copy of a statue of General Lee by sculptor Edward Valentine had been standing in the Capitol since 1909 most recently in the Crypt where a statue representing each of the thirteen original states stood. General Lee s statue was carted off just as statues of him have been taken down across the state including the huge equestrian statue of him that will be taken down from Monument Avenue in Richmond as soon as lawsuits about it are resolved.